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Home / Regional / North America / United States / Texas / Regions / Lower Rio Grande Valley / Science and Environment
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- Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society - Programs and field trips, information on native plants and birding sites, photos and MP3 bird calls for identification, and organization's leaders and structure.
www.kiskadee.org
- Environmental Change in South Texas - Irrigation, water diversions, and the Rio Grande River; a discussion of environmental concerns by the U.S. Geological Survey.
biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/se132.htm
- Riparian Vegetation of the Lower Rio Grande Valley - The efforts to study the riparian vegetation of the Lower Rio Grande Valley is a joint project between the University of Texas Pan American, the University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research, and the University of Texas - San Antonio.
www.csr.utexas.edu/projects/rs/valley.html
- South Texas Butterfly Club - Events, butterfly hotspots, checklists, field notes and photos, with articles and links.
www.naba.org/chapters/nabast
- Survey of the Lower Rio Grande & Associated Coastal Waters - The purpose of the literature survey is to identify information relevant to freshwater and pollutant discharges from the Rio Grande and Arroyo Colorado and the potential and known impacts of these discharges within the project area, identify those areas where there is an absence or paucity of data, and make recommendations for future studies and planning efforts.
www.panam.edu/dept/csl/project2.htm
- The Friends of the Wildlife Corridor - Organization to support wildlife and vegetation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley national wildlife refuges.
www.corridorfriends.org
- The Rio Grande - An American Heritage River - Federal government information relating to the Rio Grande River's designation as an American Heritage River.
www.epa.gov/rivers/98rivers/riogrande.html
- Valley Proud Environmental Council - A Harlingen, Texas environmental organization that helps to preserve the natural beauty and environment of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Mexico.
www.valleyproud.org
- Wildlife Recreational Opportunities - Las Palomas, Lower Rio Grande Valley recreation areas, with directions and a description of facilities.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/wma/wmarea/palomas_low.htm
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